Gambia cough syrup deaths: US FDA issues advisory to drug makers
Advisory comes after deaths were reported from Uzbekistan, Gambia after kids consumed cough syrups with high levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol supplied by Indian manufacturers
QP Pharma cough syrup 'duplicated' to defame India: MD
The cough syrup contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants, as per WHO.
Drug regulator shuts Marion Biotech plant, Uzbek cough syrup death probe on
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has stopped all manufacturing activities at Noida-based Marion Biotech.
India's drug regulator probing Uzbekistan cough syrup death allegations
CDSCO along with UP Drug Control Administration had carried out a joint inspection of Marion's Noida facility, says health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Uzbekistan blames India's Marion Biotech cough syrup for 18 child deaths
Uzbekistan is the second country after Gambia to link child deaths to India made cough syrups.
Probe begins after WHO issues alert for Made in India cough syrup
Maiden Pharmaceutical holds manufacturing permission for these products for export only, the government says.